Dance News and Events 2010-2011

Monday, October 4, 1:30-3:15 p.m.: Totman, University of Massachusetts
MASTER CLASS with JULIE ALEXANDER AND KAYVON POURAZAR
The American dancers in Tyler Tyler were important collaborators with Yasuko and were very involved in the development of their material. This class will introduce students to key issues in the development of movement vocabulary and process. Contact: tvacanti@dance.umass.edu

Tuesday, October 5, 10:30-11:50 a.m.: Main Studio, Hampshire College
INTRODUCTION to TRADITIONAL JAPANESE DANCE with Yasuko, Kayo and Kuniya
Contact: dlowell@hampshire.edu

Wednesday, October 6, 8 p.m.: Bowker Auditorium
TYLER TYLER by Yasuko Yokoshi
Co-presented with The Five College Dance Department
Yasuko Yokoshi's art-making explores the complex interconnectedness of culture and history that frames our perspective of contemporary life. Her inspiration for Tyler Tyler comes from The Tale of the Heike, a classic 12th century Japanese epic of warring clans that documents the intense desire for domination and the inevitable fall from power. The central theme of the stories, the Buddhist law of impermanence, has special resonance for Yokoshi; born and raised in Hiroshima, she was often reminded as a child of the ephemeral nature of human life. These stories continue to resonate in our own times as ambition and pride continue to spawn war and greed.
Tickets: 15.00; 17 and under and FC/GCC students 10.00www.mappinternational.org